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Advantages: Amusing and well written tongue in cheek detective storyDisadvantages: Not one to read if you want a REAL detective story

The case of the Missing Servant – Tarquin Hall Vish Puri, the hero of the story is India's most private investigator. Vish enjoys his food as his shape reveals and he is a real character with his own unique brand of investigating skills. Vish gets his ...

Vimbai is the best hairdresser in the hair salon where she works. As it is the best in Harare, it means that she's the best of all Zimbabwe. Her success comes from her conviction that 'Your client should leave the salon feeling like a white woman.' Her s ...

...Crumb, and is struggling to make ends meet at the moment. When she spots the local bookshop closing its doors for the last time, she gets an idea - to run a book club all of her own in the cafe to help raise some money, and to indulge in ...

Last year, I really enjoyed the debut novel of Ali Harris, called Miracle on Regent Street. It was a lovely Christmas themed novel, and won my 2011 award for Christmas book of the year as well. I've been eagerly anticipating Ali's second book The First La ...

...In a gorgeous quay-side hotel in Cornwall, the long weekend is just beginning . . . Claire Marlowe owns 'The Townhouse by the Sea' with Luca, the hotel's charismatic chef. She ensures everything runs smoothly - until an unexpected arrival checks in and tu ...